Images related to CALIPSO and CloudSat Images

Hurricane Bill
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Hurricane Bill

This pair of images from August 22 shows a natural-color (photo-like) view of Hurricane Bill captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite combined with a view of the vertical structure of the clouds measured by the radar on the Cloudsat satellite.

Published Aug 24, 2009

Atmosphere Heat Water Severe Storms Remote Sensing

Noctilucent Clouds
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Noctilucent Clouds

Published Jan 5, 2008

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A View Inside Sandy
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A View Inside Sandy

Cloudsat’s radar captured a unique view of Sandy's internal cloud structure.

Published Nov 1, 2012

Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms

Pollution Tracks
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Pollution Tracks

Published Aug 7, 2000

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Hurricane Jimena
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Hurricane Jimena

These photo-like and radar images together show the structure of the Category 1 Hurricane Jimena shortly after it make landfall over Baja California on September 2, 2009.

Published Sep 5, 2009

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Low-Level Volcanic Activity Impacts Clouds
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Low-Level Volcanic Activity Impacts Clouds

It is not difficult to imagine that a gigantic volcanic eruption spewing thick clouds of ash and gas high into the atmosphere would change the weather. But these satellite images show that a small, steady, simmering eruption also affects the atmosphere.

Published Jan 31, 2008

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A Slice of Cirrus
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A Slice of Cirrus

A vertical profile of wispy, icy clouds reveals their complex structure.

Published Jul 15, 2015

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